While today’s home assistants like Alexa or Siri are often the only examples of voice technology that many of us consider, our not-too-distant future will be defined by voice integration, not just for convenience and information, but also in how we keep our personal information, our families and our businesses — including casinos — safe and secure.

Growing privacy concerns have Facebook users measurably less engaged, and recent findings show that they have serious concerns about trust and security on the site. So if you were counting on a future of low-effort, algorithm-driven advertising, you might want to go back to the drawing board. But, as Ben Mizes, Co-Founder of Clever Real Estate points out, there is some good news, too.

When it comes to enterprise security, insider threats — whether malicious or inadvertent — must be top of mind. Most people envision intentional insider threats as disgruntled employees stealing data to sell for profit or corporate espionage. But, explains Jeff Nathan of Exabeam, there is a new, resource- and dollar-stealing risk on the block that companies should be on the lookout for: shadow mining.

IT and workforce digitization is not only changing businesses but whole industries — virtually overnight. Don Boxley, co-founder of DH2i, outlines the top two questions every IT and business professional tasked with digitization and/or data security should ask themselves in 2019, plus the two top questions to ask when investing in new technology solutions.

Last month’s World Backup Day was a great reminder for organizations about the critical urgency of preparing for business continuity in the face of increasing cyber-attacks and other types of file loss. Dena Bauckman of Zix shares her best practices for any organization, regardless of size, when it comes to developing a robust data backup and business continuity strategy.

The founder of “Code Like A Girl” explains the overt sexism she experienced growing up, later in college and in the corporate world merely due to her gender, which made her only more determined to make strides for women who are interested in a tech-oriented career.